Weekend Cook

Company : Enliven

Job Type : Part-Time

Null, Manawatu-Wanganui

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Job Description - Weekend Cook

Part Time

Application Closes 19 May 2023

Manawatu - Manawatu

Food Preparation Worker

Cook - Enliven Home Coombrae

Looking to use your hospitality skills in a different setting?

Want security of employment, with regular hours?

Want the opportunity to make a difference every day you go to work?

Benefits – what’s in it for me?

As a learning organisation, you will be provided with full training and support in your role, so you orientate quickly and feel well equipped in your role.

Enliven may facilitate you in gaining qualifications while you work, so you can develop your skills and career

Benefit from our staff well-being activities- regular events and programmes to promote wellness for all of us

Being part of a values based organisation means we care for each other; we care about what we do and how we do it

Be part of a supportive team environment and get job satisfaction from being of service to others

Discounted healthcare cover and access to employee assistance programme

About the Role

As a Weekend Cook, you will be responsible to prepare and serve tasty and nutritious meals for morning & afternoon tea which meets the quality standards of the home. You will have some experience of working in a commercial kitchen and planning and preparing meals for large numbers of people with a variety of dietary needs. You will also:

Ensure meals are served at the appropriate size and temperature

Operate within food hygiene standards and protocols

Be considerate of residents during mealtimes and ensure their needs are met appropriately

Transport food safely from one Home location to another

We are looking for someone who can work a minimum of 68 hours per fortnight, shifts will include alternate weekends. If you are willing and able to pick up additional hours to cover for leave it's always a bonus and much appreciated within the Home. Get in touch and talk to us to find out more as we may just have the shifts that suit you! Our kitchen and dining hours do not operate late into the evenings, so it's the perfect hospitality role with hours that enable you to have some work/life balance. No more late nights working while everyone else is socialising!

About You

As well as a passion for the wellbeing of older people, you will be enthusiastic but patient and well organised with great interpersonal skills and sense of humour. You will share our values of empathy, compassion, and respect. You will also have:

Experience working in a kitchen (preferred)

Good communication skills and have a person centred approach

High standards of personal hygiene and appearance

If you hold a food safety/hygiene certificate, that would be great but if you don't have one we can train you in what you need to know

Enjoy being able to contribute to the work of your team and how this impacts the experiences of our residents

A valid Drivers Licence

About Us

Our Enliven services create age-friendly communities where people are happy and thrive, regardless of their age or ability. Our homes and villages are places where older people have companionship, choice, variety, fun, meaningful activity and a sense of purpose. Enliven is a not-for-profit service providing aged residential care to older people in the lower half of the North Island.

It makes us a great place to work and one where you will be able to thrive and deliver the best of yourself. Come join us today!

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